Regional Centers Framework Update. Regional Project Evaluation Committee March 24, 2017

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1 Regional Centers Framework Update Regional Project Evaluation Committee March 24, 2017

2 Overview Background Project Overview and Previous Board Direction Overview of Stakeholder Working Group Report Process and Next Steps

3 Overview What are centers and how do we use them? Centers are how we focus and support our region s growth. VISION 2040 and regional growth allocations Local planning Funding framework to support growth Transit service planning Other planning processes Data collection and research

4 Background Why are we doing this project? Regional objectives. Implement VISION 2040 policy, prepare for update Recent initiatives. Growing Transit Communities and the Industrial Lands Analysis Role of other places. Questions about how to address military lands, countywide centers, other growing places Change over time. Reassess growth trajectories, alignment with transit investments, and how we plan for centers

5 Objectives What did the board hope to achieve? Guiding Principles Support the Growth Management Act and VISION 2040 Focus growth consistent with the Regional Growth Strategy Recognize and support different types and roles of regional and subregional centers Provide common procedures across the region Guide strategic use of limited regional investments Inform future planning updates at regional, countywide, and local levels

6 Process

7 Stakeholder Working Group 21 members with regional representation Met monthly from June 2016 January 2017 Developed recommendations and distinct alternatives for board consideration Identified policy issues for board

8 Working Group Report Require additional planning in advance of designation Includes additional documentation of affordable housing strategies, environmental review, infrastructure to support growth Growth centers: Require existing housing Manufacturing centers: Require incentives, industrial preservation strategies In designation process, consider location, distribution, overall regional planning objectives

9 Working Group Report Two regional growth center alternatives Differences between alternatives include the number of tiers, density thresholds, evaluation process New criteria related to: Transit, center size, regional role, market potential, core industrial uses Countywide centers Delegate to countywide process but provide parameters Expectations for mixed-use zoning, evidence of local priority, multimodal transportation options

10 Working Group Report Three manufacturing/industrial center alternatives Differences between the alternatives include the number of tiers, employment thresholds, amount of industrial land Military facilities Findings and recommendations related to military facilities Options to recognize facilities at the county or regional level

11 Working Group Report Additional planning in advance of designation Growth centers: Housing planning requirements Manufacturing centers: Core industrial zoning (vs. industrial-commercial zoning)

12 Working Group Report Focus on broad needs for center development beyond regional transportation funds Align other resources with regional centers Explore funding for planning and technical assistance Strengthen support of centers through regional transportation funds Countywide centers Regional centers Guidance related to corridors, projects that support centers

13 Working Group Report Ongoing performance monitoring Region-wide goals for centers (e.g., Growth goals, mode split goals) Progress for individual centers

14 Working Group Report Updated centers framework would: Set policy direction Identify steps for implementation Future implementation steps could include updates to: Administrative procedures + policies Plans Other Policies

15 Key Policy Issues Planning and funding implications of a tiered framework Equity and social justice Re-designation of existing centers Number and distribution of centers Centers in the unincorporated areas

16 Schedule February 2017 Feb/March 2017 GMPB briefing on working group report Committee outreach April Summer 2017 GMPB extended work session, recommendations Fall 2017 Executive Board discussion and action

17 Key Questions for GMPB What are the big policy questions? What should the centers framework look like over the next 20 years? How should we support and recognize the region s diverse centers? How should we promote growth in centers and leverage transit investments? How should we preserve the lands, infrastructure, and resources that are most critical to sustain industrial and manufacturing sectors?

18 Ben Bakkenta Thank you.